Leland Yee heads back to his car - and on to Bakersfield - after meeting with Visalia city officials and businessmen. Assembly members Leland Yee and Ellen Corbett met with local politicians in Tulare Co. to try to sell the proposed fiscal budget on 6/24/03 in Visalia. less

Leland Yee heads back to his car - and on to Bakersfield - after meeting with Visalia city officials and businessmen. Assembly members Leland Yee and Ellen Corbett met with local politicians in Tulare Co. to ... more

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The Cow Palace rises above smaller businesses on Geneva Avenue in Daly City, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. State Senator Leland Yee is proposing that the state of California, which owns the property, should sell it to the city of Daly City which in turn would raze the historic structure and build a shopping center and residential units.Photo by Paul Chinn / San Francisco Chronicle less

The Cow Palace rises above smaller businesses on Geneva Avenue in Daly City, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. State Senator Leland Yee is proposing that the state of California, which owns the property, ... more

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Cow Palace parking lot sale goes to governor

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A compromise bill that allows the state to sell a 13-acre parking lot at the Cow Palace for a Daly City redevelopment project was approved Friday and sent to the governor.

The bill, SB1527 by state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, easily passed the Assembly on a 55-14 vote. It clears the way for Daly City to purchase the property along Geneva Avenue and sell it to a developer who will build a commercial development.

"The Bayshore neighborhood can finally be revitalized and receive a grocery store, bank, post office and elementary school," Yee said in a statement. "I urge the governor to sign this bill into law so Daly City residents can receive the basic amenities that all communities deserve."

Yee's original Cow Palace bill would have declared the entire site to be surplus property, opening the way for the sale and demolition of the landmark arena and surrounding buildings.

But complaints from groups that still use the 67-year-old facility persuaded a state Senate committee to delay passage of the original bill and convinced Yee to scale back the sale plans to include only the parking lot.

The dispute apparently left hard feelings between Yee and Cow Palace supporters, who believe the arena should be improved and updated.

In his announcement of the bill's final approval Friday, Yee described the arena, built in 1941, as "dilapidated," "deteriorating" and "not compliant with requirements for seismic safety." The message also referred to the Cow Palace having lost $1 million over the past five years and "having significant troubles attracting and retaining events."

The state Senate on Friday approved a bill to require recycling centers and salvage yards to collect personal information from people who bring in large amounts of cans, bottles and newspapers.

AB1778 by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, is intended to discourage people who engage in large-scale raiding of curbside recycling bins.

Under the bill, scrap dealers and recycling centers would be required to ask for identification, such as a driver's license, from anyone who brings in more than $50 worth of newspapers or $100 worth of bottles and cans.

The measure, approved by a 21-16 vote, goes back to the Assembly for a concurrence vote before it could be ready to send to the governor.